RSHB looked into the refrigerators of Russians with 75% of domestic cheese

Published 2022년 2월 5일

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Russia has seen a significant increase in its cheese production and self-sufficiency, with a 117% increase since 2004 and 74% increase since 2013, satisfying growing domestic demand. In 2021, the country produced a record 756 thousand tons of cheese, with a per capita consumption of 6.6 kg per year. Despite this, Russia still relies on imports for about 25% of its deliveries, mainly from Belarus, Argentina, Serbia, Switzerland, and Kazakhstan. However, Russian cheese exports also increased by 18.6% in 2021, reaching a record 33.3 thousand tons, with the main export destinations being Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus, Uzbekistan, and Azerbaijan. The quality of Russian cheeses has been recognized internationally, with domestic producers winning medals at world competitions.

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One of the most popular dairy products is considered to be cheese [1]. And if back in 2013 one conventional kilogram of cheese in our country was more than half foreign, now, as the Russian Agricultural Bank found out, 750 grams of this kilogram are already of Russian origin. Consumption per capita has reached 6.6 kg per person per year, growing domestic demand is satisfied primarily by the positive dynamics of Russian cheese production. In 2021[2], it, according to preliminary estimates of the RSHB, amounted to 756 thousand tons, which is 117% higher than the level of 2004 and 74% higher than the result of 2013. Exports do not stand still: now Russia even exports mozzarella, and in 2021 a record was set for the supply of cheese abroad. [1] Hereinafter: cheese refers to cheese and cheese products [2] For 11 months of 2021, 550.7 thousand tons were produced 2014. “Until 2013, inclusive, we see a gradual departure of the market for cheeses and cheese products to dependence on ...

Source: Agroxxi